Raglan-Manu Bay surf break

Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 9PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)--
Afternoon (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)121212121216161514141111131211111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1291311319497129188309233229179292242605711711698631502480533459386313
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53PM
2.50
4:34AM
2.49
5:18PM
2.36
6:06AM
2.43
6:41PM
2.35
7:26AM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
0.73
10:59AM
0.83
11:29PM
0.87
12:23PM
0.86
12:58AM
0.85
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------7:28-------7:28-------7:28-
Sunset-7:25-------7:23-------7:22------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---15788631221111-1-----
Temp. °C201817171617161617171718181818192019191918181822
Feels °C (?)16151414121210911111114161517192120202119192024
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